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  1. OneBiteAtATime

    Long Haul 100 2023 Race Report

    Long Haul 100, January 16, 2023 By OneBiteAtATime Cliff notes: Best race of my life. 19:32:59. Almost nothing went wrong, almost everything went right. Ultrarunning, in...
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    Tunnel Hill 100 2021

    Tunnel Hill 100 2021 ByOneBiteAtATime Ultra Forum hasn't gotten a lot of use lately. Last weekend, I did the Tunnel Hill 100 in Vienna IL. Its...
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    Arkansas Traveller 100 Race Report 2016

    2016 Arkansas Traveller 100 Race Report By OneBiteAtATime A quarter mile out of the Powerline Aid Station, I realized I’ve made a big, big mistake. “Should I go back...
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    Potawatomi Trail Runs 50 Miler

    Potawatomi Trail Runs 50 Miler By OneBiteAtATime I’d been looking forward to this race. Last year’s 50 was the first time I had...
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    Potawatomi 50M Trail Run

    Potawatomi 50M Trail Run By OneBiteAtATime “8 o’clock. If I fall asleep now I can get 1…2…3… 6 and a half hours sleep…”...
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    Long Haul 100 2023 Race Report

    Long Haul 100, January 16, 2023 By OneBiteAtATime Cliff notes: Best race of my life. 19:32:59. Almost nothing went wrong, almost everything went right. Ultrarunning, in general, is a pretty selfish activity. There’s certainly a community, team aspect to it; but ultimately it’s you, and the...
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    Your Choice Xero Shoes Giveaway Contest! Expires Thursday, January 20, 2022, Noon EST

    Need a Speed Force. Or maybe the HFS. Or maybe some Z-trails! Aaaaaaahhhhhhhh!!!!!!
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    Tunnel Hill 100 2021

    My belt buckle:
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    Tunnel Hill 100 2021

    Tunnel Hill 100 2021 ByOneBiteAtATime Ultra Forum hasn't gotten a lot of use lately. Last weekend, I did the Tunnel Hill 100 in Vienna IL. Its a rail trail with not a lot of elevation - people break the world record on this course. I saw it as my chance to try to go under 24 hours for the...
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    VIDEO FINISH: Dr. Mark Finishes 100-Miler!

    Way to go Mark! A special kind of idiot!
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    Winter Challenge - Links and Rules

    Finally got a legit cool morning in Tallahassee! In Illinois I could wait for the sun to come up and warm the asphalt, but still be cold enough to qualify. But in Florida you gotta hit it before sunrise.
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    This mornings run.

    “Reduce injury, increase joy” is my canned response. Or “why ARE you wearing shoes?” enjoy it, runner.
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    Transition?

    More than semantics. Barefoot shoes don’t have thousands of tiny little nerves sending feedback to your brain. Feet do. Yeah, so everything I said is incorrect. If you’re transitioning to “barefoot shoes” rather than barefoot you need to concentrate more than ever on form. I believe there is...
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    Winter Challenge - Links and Rules

    Have to see if it will ever get cold enough here to participate.
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    What's new with everyone?

    Getting back on the road again after surviving my 3rd broken toe (this one had nothing to do with running, unless running into the next room counts.)
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    Transition?

    So I’ll second the 180 beats per minute thing. I suggest downloading a metronome app and setting it to 180 for your runs - at least for a while. I’d also suggest try running in place at 180 and sort of leaning forward. What I found so great about barefoot running is it took care of the form...